Piper obtusifolium Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 30. 1753.

"Habitat in America calidiore." RCN: 241.

Lectotype (Howard in J. Arnold Arbor. 54: 392. 1973): [icon] " Saururus humilis folio carnoso subrotundo " in Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér .: 53, t. 70. 1693.

Current name: Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr. ( Piperaceae).